Chapter 578 "Where is she?" (1)

Chapter 578 "Where is she?" (1)

It trotted forward. Slow and unsteady, each step hinted at the wolf's weakened state.

It may look weak right now.

But even a child wouldn't mistake a beast for a harmless pet. Especially a starved one.

The wolf saw them as its meal.

The foot that Ran Xueyi raised stopped.

Even if she wanted to run now, how could she possibly outrun a starving monster in the middle of the snow? Forget about how it'll be hard for her to even walk with the snow piled up everywhere. It was dark and cold. And if there was a tiny chance she escaped, the enemies lurking somewhere would capture her back.

As much as she hated to say this, the only chance of survival right now was the gun in that man's hand.

"Don't even think about it, woman," the man sensed her gaze and gave her a warning. "You're closer, and I could just shoot at you if you do anything stupid." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ran Xueyi bit her lips before she said, "Then, aim at it."

"Why should I waste a bullet on a mutt?"

"That's a wolf."

The man shrugged. "Same thing"

The man ignored her. He was completely confident of himself and he had just seen the wolf's unsteady form. He thought the wolf was just a mutt.

Ran Xueyi hated that she couldn't do anything right now. Even moving a single muscle could rouse the wolf to target her.

"What are you doing? The wolf's going to tear us apart if it gets to us," Ran Xueyi urged him.

The wolf was now getting closer.

However, the man was unafraid.

Ran Xueyi looked between the man and the wolf. She could hear the rush of blood in her ears as the wolf started to gain momentum. Its unsteady steps now growing stronger and confident.

As she stood there, catching her breath, her thoughts drifted to Song Yu Han and their son. She missed them dearly.

And she'd trade anything in this world just to see them again.

"AHHH!"

Ran Xueyi winced as the man's scream rang louder.

Then, a dead silence quickly followed.

Pushing against the bark of the tree she was leaning against, Ran Xueyi restarted her run. This time, she's no longer worried about her destination. She needed out. Fast. Any place was better than being in the presence of a starving wolf.

Just then...

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Ran Xueyi skidded to a halt, gripping a tree trunk and pressing her back against it. Her hands instinctively covered her head, as if that might protect her from the bullets tearing through the air.

Gunfire echoed from all directions, each shot seemingly closer than the last.

Terror gripped her heart; the thought of being shot, of dying here, alone, was unbearable. She wasn't ready to die—not when she still had so much to live for. She thought of her husband and son. How could she let it all end here?

With these thoughts burning in her mind, Ran Xueyi became even more determined to survive this chaos no matter what.

But this world was far too cruel to give her that.

This world will always prove that no matter how much you want something and work hard, it won't mean anything if the thing you want doesn't land on your feet.

The next thing Ran Xueyi knew, a pain cut through the back of her head, and pure darkness filled her eyes.